Using Smart Objects with Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw to Take Advantage of ACR 18.4 Enhancements

Using Smart Objects with Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw to Take Advantage of ACR 18.4 Enhancements I this week’s video I cover the use of Smart objects in Lightroom, Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw to get the biggest bang out of the newest enhancements in ACR version 18.4. Several of these Adobe Camera Raw enhancements are just too good to wait for them to appear in Lightroom. I show you how to effectively move between Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw while keeping all the benefits of raw processing. This video was in response to several subscribers not being familiar with the Smart object workflow. They left me a note or two which resulted in the production of this video to help any others who might be struggling with Smart Object workflow. Supporting video - Enhancements to Adobe Camera Raw, version 18.4    • Enhancements to Adobe Camera Raw, version ...   Time code 00:15 - Opening comments 01:06 - TIF vs Smart Object preferences 02:31 - Smart Object to Photoshop launch and shortcuts 02:55 - What is a Smart Object and how do we use a smart object in Adobe Camera Raw 04:20 - Smart Objects - non destructive process 05:28 - Lightroom processing prior to launch Adobe camera raw 06:09 - TIF version review 07:30 - Review of smart object version 08:30 - Adobe camera raw enhancements - Mask edge refinement with demo 09:15 - Masking review 09:55 - Adobe Camera Raw feature - BiDirectional linear mask 11:00 - Demo 2 - BiDirectional linear gradient 12:30 - Relaunching Adobe camera raw to complete further processing 13:30 - Denoise in Adobe camera raw 14:00 - Projection image correction and use of generative fill of transparent edges of photo 14:57 - Saving photos back to Lightroom 16:10 - Closing comments #lightroom #adobecameraraw #lightroommasking #lightroomediting